HC Deb 30 July 1984 vol 65 c64W
Mr. Cohen

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he proposes to take in the case of Ms. Cordelia Laird who has been detained in Holloway prison for over six months.

Mr. Waddington

No action will be taken to remove Ms. Laird until her current application for leave to present a petition of appeal to the House of Lords against the decision of the Divisional Court to refuse a writ of habeas corpus has been decided.

Mr. Cohen

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why the certificate of patriality in the passport of Ms. Cordelia Laird, currently in Holloway prison, was altered by a British immigration official.

Mr. Waddington

Ms. Laird was issued with an entry certificate in Kingston, Jamaica, on 16 August 1982. She has never been issued with a certificate of patriality.

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